湿

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moist; wet

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 显 sound ( xiǎn )

Components 氵显

wet · Heisig RSH #2759

水 water + sun + 业 profession

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
拉鲁湿地国家自然保护区	Lā lǔ shī dì guó jiā zì rán bǎo hù qū	Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa
风湿性关节炎	fēng shī xìng guān jié yán	rheumatoid arthritis
相对湿度	xiāng duì shī dù	relative humidity
香港湿地公园	Xiāng gǎng Shī dì Gōng yuán	Hong Kong Wetland Park, in Yuen Long, New Territories
类风湿因子	lèi fēng shī yīn zǐ	rheumatoid factor
风湿关节炎	fēng shī guān jié yán	rheumatoid arthritis
加湿器	jiā shī qì	humidifier
风湿热	fēng shī rè	rheumatic fever
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋	cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié	a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb); …
绝对湿度	jué duì shī dù	absolute humidity
除湿机	chú shī jī	dehumidifier
湿地	shī dì	variant of 濕地\|湿地[shi1 di4]
湿地	shī dì	wetland
湿气	shī qì	moisture; humidity; athlete's foot; tinea; eczema
除湿器	chú shī qì	dehumidifier
风湿	fēng shī	rheumatism
吸湿性	xī shī xìng	moisture-absorbing; hygroscopic
白鹭湾湿地公园	Bái lù wān Shī dì Gōng yuán	Bailuwan Wetland Park, Chengdu
湿度	shī dù	humidity level
比湿	bǐ shī	specific humidity